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As the devastation from Hurricane Maria became more apparent Sunday, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton implored President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to help the people of Puerto Rico. Send the Navy, she tweeted, especially the hospital ship USNS Comfort.

Two days later, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Brock Long announced that the Navy will soon do exactly that. The decision, announced in front of the White House on Tuesday afternoon, was not immediately confirmed by the service. It comes after days of critics saying that the U.S. government isn't doing enough to support hurricane relief in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory of 3.4...

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